Árannach

Irish

Etymology

From Árainn (“Aran”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾˠən̪ˠəx/

Adjective

Árannach (genitive singular masculine Árannaigh, genitive singular feminine Árannaí, plural Árannacha, not comparable)

1. belonging or pertaining to Aran

Declension

Declension of Árannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Árannach	Árannach	Árannacha
Vocative	Árannaigh		Árannacha
Genitive		Árannaí	Árannacha	Árannach
Dative	Árannach	Árannach; Árannaigh (archaic)	Árannacha
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

Derived terms

• geansaí Árannach m (“Aran jumper”)

Noun

Árannach m (genitive singular Árannaigh, nominative plural Árannaigh)

1. native of Aran

Declension

Declension of Árannach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Árannach Árannaigh Vocative a Árannaigh a Árannacha Genitive Árannaigh Árannach Dative Árannach Árannaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an tÁrannach na hÁrannaigh Genitive an Árannaigh na nÁrannach Dative leis an Árannach don Árannach leis na hÁrannaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
Árannach	nÁrannach	hÁrannach	tÁrannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Árannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Árannach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024